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day 4 of p1

Aisle4
Aisle4 Posts: 24 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
hello i am on day 4 of phase 1....just want to know how seriously are calories taken on this diet? i see the protein is not limited, but is that only for phase 1 or all phases? i like this diet so far but i am getting anxiety about some of the quantity rules. i do not have much weight to lose and i just left the medifast diet because i was getting sick...i am 5'4 and roughly 140lbs--i exercise maybe 2-3x a week, do you guys really lose weight without being strict with your protein? crazy.

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  • grammyhoyt
    grammyhoyt Posts: 19 Member
    I can tell you that I lost over 100lbs on this diet a few years ago. The protein is unlimited as long as you watch your portion sizes. All Phases do limit calories and carbs...... oh yes, and sugars too!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    The primary things to watch calories for are nuts and beans. Otherwise you don't necessarily have to count calories (I didn't), just keep an eye on portion sizes.
  • magic71755
    magic71755 Posts: 4,018 Member
    30 pistachios is the portion given by Dr. A...from his Supercharged book. THAT saved me...I never was good with the peanut butter...liked it too much. But I counted out the pistachios...bought the big bag at Costco...sucked the salt off...when in for the kill and it took a long time to eat.

    Congrats on being on P1. I love it.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    magic71755 wrote: »
    30 pistachios is the portion given by Dr. A...from his Supercharged book. THAT saved me...I never was good with the peanut butter...liked it too much. But I counted out the pistachios...bought the big bag at Costco...sucked the salt off...when in for the kill and it took a long time to eat.

    Congrats on being on P1. I love it.

    Love this description.

    Yeah, I pretty much count out 30 nuts. And try not to eat an entire can of beans.
  • Aisle4
    Aisle4 Posts: 24 Member
    thank you
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Aisle4 wrote: »
    thank you

    Hope it's going well!
  • ma5y
    ma5y Posts: 47 Member
    Hi. I am starting phase one tomorrow morning.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    How's it going?
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